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First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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seydor ◴[08 May 25 18:22 UTC] No.43929489[source]▶
Will he be taxed on his foreign Papal salary? Or will he forego the salary , like Francis did?
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devrandoom ◴[08 May 25 18:25 UTC] No.43929532[source]▶
If he is taxed, he should renounce US citizenship as he's very unlike to move back to the US.
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codethief ◴[08 May 25 18:46 UTC] No.43929818[source]▶
Notably, in that case he might end up no longer being able to enter the US at all: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Amendment_(immigration)
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1. AlotOfReading ◴[08 May 25 19:05 UTC] No.43930074[source]▶
Even if the reed amendment were suddenly enforced for some reason, diplomatic visits by heads of state like the Pope operate under a completely different set of rules than normal tourists. Modi has famously been banned from personal visits to the US for decades, but he has visited the US on diplomatic business as recently as Feb.